St. Constant, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Constant was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,572. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912031. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.347°N, 73.580°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Constant had a population of 1,572: 793 male and 779 female residents. Population density was 51.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,697 |
| 1861 | 2,388 |
| 1871 | 1,898 |
| 1881 | 1,722 |
| 1891 | 1,572 |
| 1901 | 1,525 |
| 1911 | 1,395 |
| 1921 | 1,411 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Constant shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 270 |
| Number of families | 270 |
| Number of females | 779 |
| Number of males | 793 |
| Number of married females | 241 |
| Number of married males | 242 |
| Number of married persons | 483 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 74 |
| POP F | 779 |
| POP M | 793 |
| POP TOT | 1,572 |
| Total population | 1,572 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 492 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 523 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,015 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,519 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 53 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 265 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 29 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 231 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 152 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 86 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 23 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 265 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 174 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 253 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,998 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,334 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,942 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,801 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,193 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,527 |
| Acres of oats | 4,032 |
| Acres of potatoes | 199 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 276 |
| BAR AC | 174 |
| BAR BU | 1,540 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,540 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 191 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,702 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 559 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,632 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 38,368 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 13,333 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,683 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,674 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 792 |
| BWT BU | 7,702 |
| CRN BU | 1,632 |
| HAY AC | 9,801 |
| HAY TONS | 7,952 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 307 |
| Number of chickens | 5,528 |
| Number of ducks | 164 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 221 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 21 |
| Number of geese | 395 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 326 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 741 |
| Number of milk cows | 863 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 246 |
| Number of other cattle | 488 |
| Number of other fowl | 1,160 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 85 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 52 |
| Number of sheep | 1,235 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 580 |
| Number of swine | 517 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 510 |
| Number of turkeys | 318 |
| OAT AC | 4,032 |
| OAT BU | 38,368 |
| PEA BU | 13,333 |
| POT AC | 199 |
| POT BU | 15,683 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,615 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,521 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 74,934 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,952 |
| WHT AC | 276 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,674 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 67 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 85 |
| BEN BU | 191 |
| BUTTER LB | 74,934 |
| CATTLE KS | 307 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 492 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 523 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,015 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,615 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 326 |
| DUCKS | 164 |
| FAMILIES | 270 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,521 |
| FRN CA | 1,519 |
| GEESE | 395 |
| GRA BU | 559 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,528 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 741 |
| HOUSES | 265 |
| HOUSES B | 29 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 73 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 152 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 72 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 86 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 29 |
| HOUSES W | 231 |
| INF 11 A | 52 |
| MD FEM | 241 |
| MD MALE | 242 |
| MD TOT | 483 |
| MILK COWS | 863 |
| NAME CD | Laprairie |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 21 |
| OC P | 221 |
| OC TOT | 246 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1,160 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 488 |
| OTHERS | 53 |
| SHEEP | 1,235 |
| SHEEP KS | 580 |
| SUP AM | 21,193 |
| SUP FOR | 1,334 |
| SUP JV | 253 |
| SUP PAT | 3,998 |
| SUP SC | 16,942 |
| SUP TOT | 22,527 |
| SWINE | 517 |
| SWINE KS | 510 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 265 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 792 |
| TURKEY | 318 |
| WID FEM | 46 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC161004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912031
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "St. Constant, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-constant-qc161004-1891/.